Understanding Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Laws: Section 4 Immunity under the MMMA
This post is the second in a series of posts designed toward providing some basic background information about the legal status of marijuana under Michigan…
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Michigan’s Marijuana Dispensaries Still Face an Uncertain Future Following Rocky Board Meeting
Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Licensing Board held its third public meeting on September 12, 2017, as medical marijuana patients anxiously awaited the fate of currently operating…
5 Things to Know About Lansing’s Medical Marijuana Ordinance
After multiple years of debate and significant pressure from the community, on September 7, 2017, Lansing City Council adopted an ordinance by a 5-3 vote…
Opioids Fraud and the FDA; Drug Makers and Distributors
Opioid Fraud and Abuse Unit Created Citizens’ petition calls on FDA to pull powerful opioids from the market. The petition pointed to Oxycontin 80 mg…
Physicians Facing Charges, Including Murder, for Overprescribing Opioids & other Pain Medications
Every sixteen minutes, someone in the U.S. dies from an opioid-related overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Physicians who negligently prescribe…
Pancreatic Cancer – False Positives Can Kill You
Pancreatic Cancer can go undetected until it has advance to the point where successful treatment is unlikely. Pancreatic cancer is notorious for its poor prognosis,…
Double Booked Surgeons Force Patients to Wait Under Anesthesia
Over a year ago, I wrote a blog about a practice known as simultaneous surgeries, in which a surgeon operates on more than one patient…
Mutilation – Religious Beliefs or Double Standard?
The facts are not in dispute, but religious beliefs seem to be. A Michigan doctor, Jumana Nagarwala, has been charged with the crime of female…
From Physician to Felon in the Name of Greed
The breach of trust we bestow upon people who work so hard to achieve it is a paradoxical dilemma difficult to wrap your head around. …
How to Reduce the Risk of Medical Errors
Virtually no one looks forward to a trip to the hospital, whether for a routine procedure or in response to a medical emergency. Some people…